Zhou's box turtle
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Zhou's Box Turtle Cuora zhoui | |
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Species: | C. zhoui
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Cuora zhoui Zhao, Zhou & Ye, 1990
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Cuora pallidicephala Mccord & Iverson, 1991 |
Zhou's Box Turtle (Cuora zhoui) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). Apparently endemic to China and/or Vietnam, it is only known from pet trade specimens to date.
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1d+2d)